Dershowitz Leaves Democrats for GOP Over Israel Stance

Alan Dershowitz, a longtime Harvard Law School professor emeritus and prominent attorney, announced on Monday that he is leaving the Democratic Party after 67 years of affiliation and registering as a Republican. In an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal, Dershowitz cited the party's evolving position on Israel as the primary reason for his decision, describing it as a shift that has made Democrats the most anti-Israel major party in U.S. history.

Dershowitz, who began campaigning for Democratic candidates as a teenager in Brooklyn and spoke in support of John F. Kennedy during his college years, emphasized that his change stems from what he views as the mainstreaming of an anti-Israel faction within the party. He pointed to a recent Senate vote in which all but seven Democrats supported an arms embargo against Israel, as well as polls indicating growing opposition to Israel among Democrats across age groups. "I believe that the Democratic Party's hostility to Israel represents a deeper and more dangerous shift away from the center and toward a radical approach that is bad for America and the free world," Dershowitz wrote.

Despite the switch, Dershowitz made clear...